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2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,687 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master's Degree School for You

With 151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #21 most popular major in Colorado.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for parks and rec students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for parks and rec majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

#1

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Adams State University the best value school in Colorado for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $9,853 per year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Adams State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State also made our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 per year.

Full Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Northern Colorado Report

#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Colorado. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,900 per year.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Colorado Mesa University

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 49
Montana 4
Idaho 38
Wyoming 11

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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